the big white envelope could be here to.day.

and not to get all sentimental on you, {and it may just be hormones},
but thinking of my “little” sister about to embark on this journey is a little emotional.

i will be honest and say i always thought i was going to go on a mission. the opportunity presented itself a few times in my life and various leaders encouraged me to wait because of the timing of school slash a boyfriend {who didn’t even turn out to be a spouse}…etc. i was even ready to go just before cc came my way. obviously i didn’t look back. and i have no regrets.

i will also be honest and say that part of me thought my sister would change her mind. she told me she was thinking of going and i thought, “that’s cool. you probably will then…”

2 weeks later, she had all of her papers completed, ready to go.

that’s the difference between my sister and me. she is one strong cookie. a real get-r-dun-er. and she could not be more suited for a mission. yes, i am a little jealous that she will be 5th of the 6 of us to go, yes, i am a bit green that she may go to italy, but the tears welling in me are proud, big sister, look-at-what-you-have-become tears.

i love you, sister.
and i can’t wait to see what you do next.

as for the rest of you, that means you may have less than 24 hours to file in your guesses! i will post the opening time a.k.a the final countdown time for the entries if it does arrive today.

good luck to all involved.